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Do dormant cables need "RE" Broken In? If so how long can they sit dormant?

Personally I believe new cables need a break in period, if anything, for my ears to get used to the sound difference. 

One buys a vintage cable that has not been used for years (My Case), A cable in storage, or a current cable connected where one has not used that component for some time..................how long can a cable sit before it needs "re broken -Iin" or does the initial, new break-in is all that is needed for the life of the cable?

 

Just curious if there are any rules of thumb amongst cable experts. 

aberyclark

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ellajeanelle
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Not an exact answer to your question but interesting, nonetheless.

 BREAK IN: REAL OR IMAGINED? | Galen Carol Audio | Galen Carol Audio (gcaudio.com) 

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ellajeanelle
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Can anyone qualified clarify how cables are "cooked"?

Isn't the purpose of "cooking" cables just a matter of moving valence electrons around to break in a cable?

Can't someone just have an appropriate source of current and voltage such as a power supply of the proper voltage connected to the cables and then to a lightbulb, motor (or similar) and accomplish the same goal for pennies on the dollar?  This is just how my mind works... 

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